The morning feed run was definitely the highlight of our stay at Coombe Mill over Christmas. Getting outdoors first thing to go and feed all the animals was a wonderful way to start the day. Sophie was always excited to get outside and head to the car park where Farmer Nick was waiting with the… Read More
Christmas is a tough time for us since Jessica died and we haven’t yet been able to face doing Christmas at home the way we used to. Instead, we headed to Cornwall to spend our second Christmas without Jessica at Coombe Mill. Last year, it was just the four of us, but this year Grandma… Read More
Last year, Sophie enjoyed taking a narrowboat ride to go and visit Santa. It was such a lovely way to see Santa that I decided to do it again this year for our family time in December. Last time, hubby and Sophie had the last two spaces on the boat trip. This time I was… Read More
The festive season is now upon us and we started off ours with an afternoon at the school Christmas fayre followed by the Christmas light switch-on. I find the school fayre hard these days – walking around the school that Jessica should have been going to; seeing her friends and wishing she was… Read More
At this month’s Halo group, Sophie was very excited to get to take Walter, the Halo bear home with her. He comes with a little bag, containing his dressing gown, toothbrush, hairbrush – and a bicycle helmet. Naturally, this meant Sophie wanted to get her bike out and take Walter out on it. … Read More
The evenings have really drawn in now that the clocks have gone back. With it getting dark by 4.30pm, our after-school adventures tend to be restricted to quick trips to the park. As I was taking Thomas in his pushchair, Sophie decided she wanted to take her doll’s pram so “we can push… Read More
Denham Country Park is one of our favourite places to visit. During school holidays, they often run various activity sessions and trails for children. We’ve previously enjoyed river dipping and nature walks and were looking forward to trying out a couple of other sessions and taking part in the Halloween trail during half-term. … Read More